Workshops and Special Courses
Watermedia and Collage Workshop
Jane Todd Butcher
(300D10) Friday–Saturday, 2 sessions
April 9–10, 10 am–4 pm,
GCMA Studio 4, $119
Discover new approaches to the use of collage in paintings. This class, for artists at all levels, emphasizes experimentation, color and design, and the creation of exciting compositions. Students will work with stained papers, art tissue, and rice paper, combined with watercolor or acrylic and develop collage paintings. Instructor Jane Todd Butcher is a Signature Member of the South Carolina Watermedia Society and has taught students at all levels. Materials list mailed with confirmation. Students are asked to bring a bag lunch.
Jane Todd Butcher, New Horizons
Paper, Scissors, Glue
Judy Verhoeven
(311D10) Thursday, 4 sessions
April 8–April 29, 9:30–12:30 pm,
GCMA Studio 2, $119
Paper, scissors, and glue: three simple tools used to create wonderfully imaginative, intricate, and insightful collages. Join Judy Verhoeven, whose artwork was chosen for the 2009 Artisphere poster and the 2010 Metropolitan Arts Council exhibition Greenville Seen, as you paint, draw, tear, cut, recycle, and compile images into dynamic collages. You will use a wide variety of paper—from discarded book pages to photocopies and fine papers, along with papers of personal interest you may want to incorporate. Students will work in acrylic to paint, stain, stamp, and make simple monoprints and will cut papers into both bold and delicate shapes, creating paper “brush strokes.” Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Judy Verhoeven, Red Eggs
Photographing Greenville’s Churches
Diane Hopkins-Hughs and Anne Martin
(313D10) Saturday, 1 session, May 1, 9 –3, meet at Museum, $59
(314D10) Wednesday, 1 session May 19, 9–3, meet at the Museum, $59
Grab your camera and set out to see four of Greenville’s landmark churches in a whole new way. Led by photographer Diane Hopkins-Hughs and naturalist Anne Martin, students will follow in the footsteps of Greenville’s founding father, Vardry McBee, who donated land in the 1820s for Christ Church Episcopal, First Presbyterian Church, Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, and Downtown Baptist Church. Images of these churches figure prominently in the Museum’s current exhibition, A Portrait of Greenville. Bring a camera (film or digital) and a bag lunch. Participants will develop their own photos outside of class in either film or digital form. There will be a critique session at Hopkins-Hughs’ studio on a date to be determined by class participants.
Calligraphy
Bruce Bunch
(312D10) Thursday, 4 sessions
April 15–May 6, 6–8:30 pm,
GCMA Studio 2, $99
The application of beautifully formed letters to an invitation, card, or a hand-bound storybook is an art as old as language itself. This class is designed for students who are just starting out or for calligraphers who want to invigorate their skills. Using pens and brushes, students will warm up with the Chancery letterform, then move beyond letterforms to cover envelope addressing, layout, design, patterns, and decorative borders. Classes include demonstrations and lots of hands-on time. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Serious Drawing for Middle School Students
Bruce Bunch
(302A10) rising 6th–9th grade, July 7–9,
9–noon, GCMA Youth Studios, $79
This drawing program is for middle school students who want to develop and strengthen their drawing skills as a foundation for years of creativity to come. Students begin in the Museum art studios, working from still life compositions to learn the basic elements of drawing, including line, shape, value, form, composition, and perspective. Then, it’s off to the outdoors to sketch on location. Instructor Bruce Bunch has years of experience working with students of all ages. He is known for his ability to combine an extensive knowledge of art with entertaining methods of teaching. Each student will be given a sketchbook for drawing in class and extra pages to fill throughout the rest of the summer. All materials and daily snack included in fee.
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